Native American broadly describes any Indigenous people in North America and encompasses hundreds of tribes and groups, all with distinct cultures. Native American–style furniture and decor likewise varies widely, from pieces created by Indigenous people to those appropriated by non-native designers.
Indigenous furniture’s rich heritage includes the bentwood boxes of the Northwest Coast carved from cedar for storing household or ceremonial objects. Generations of Native American people have made baskets for holding household items, with those in the Northeast using sweetgrass and those in the Southeast using pine needles and wicker. Artisans in the Plateau region wove watertight pieces like cradles from plant materials. Although these objects were intricately made, they were usually utilitarian rather than decorative.
The colonization of North America and the removal of Indigenous people from their lands led to the suppression of these practices. Many styles that used Native American motifs — such as Southwestern style, which was heavily influenced by the geometric patterns of Navajo textiles — have historically not involved Indigenous creators and, instead, have taken their traditions without their tribal context.
When decorating a home with Native American–style furniture, it is important to do so respectfully, by understanding the origins of motifs and objects and examining who profits from their sale. There are now Indigenous-led companies, such as Cherokee designer Cray Bauxmont-Flynn’s Amatoya and Totem House Design, promoting Indigenous work in furniture and home decor. Supporting Indigenous artists and artisans is essential to confronting the still pervasive issue of cultural appropriation in design.
Find a collection of Native American living room furniture, folk art, rugs and carpets, decorative objects and other items on 1stDibs.
Native American California or Pacific Northwest Coast Tight Weave Woven Basket
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully designed/decorated and executed Native North American Indian hand woven tight weave oval shaped lidded basket made of natural organic materials/fibers. The ...
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Historic Native American Pueblo Polychrome Water Jar
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is an authentic historic Native American Pueblo water jar, or “olla,” with dual-loop handles and bold polychrome floral decoration dating roughly from the 1880s to the 1920s...
Pottery, Paint
Southwestern Native American Pueblo Pottery Vessel
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Native American Handmade Pueblo Pottery Vessel. Vessel features a classic Pueblo geometric design in rich brown over a terracotta background. The rounded globular form is dec...
Pottery
Indigenous Native American Indian Navajo Handwoven Biil Two Panel Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly engaging, intricately hand woven antique Native North American Indian Navajo tribe wool rug/dress/blanket featuring a Diné. Bill two panel geometric design with a...
Wool
Leslie Kent Thompson Signed Acoma Pueblo Southwest Pottery Sgraffito Vase
By Acoma
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful Southwest Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico sgraffito vase featuring a wonderful hand painted geometric pattern by American ceramic artist Leslie Kent Thompson. The vase is s...
Clay, Earthenware, Pottery, Paint
Signed Santa Clara Pueblo Carved Blackware Vase, Juanita Pueblo, Mid 20th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed Santa Clara Pueblo Carved Blackware Pottery Vase, Juanita Pueblo, Mid-20th Century This sculptural blackware pottery vase is a refined example of the Santa Clara Pueblo schoo...
Pottery
Hand-Crafted Malachite Ballpoint Pen, Gemstone Pen Made in USA
Located in Somis, CA
A handsome ballpoint pen crafted from genuine malachite, distinguished by its rich emerald-green color and mesmerizing bands of light and dark green. The natural striations create a ...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Multi-gemstone, Metal
Geometric Turkish Kilim Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from an early 20th century Turkish Kilim. Polyfill insert provided with a zipper closure. Measures: 18'' x 18''.
Wool, Cotton
Doris Concho Patricio Signed Native American Acoma Pueblo Southwest Pottery Bowl
By Acoma
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful, quite colorful Indigenous Native American Southwest Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico bowl by Doris Concho Patricio (1944-2019) featuring a wonderful geometrical pattern and de...
Clay, Earthenware, Pottery, Paint
Elva Nampeyo Signed Native American Indian Hopi Tewa Pueblo Pottery Bowl Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed, large, hand-crafted Hopi-Tewa Pueblo/Hopi First Mesa pottery bowl by famed Native American potter/artist Elva Nampeyo (1926–1985) (also known as Elva Tewaguna...
Pottery
Large Signed Native American Hopi Original Mudhead Kachina Katsina Doll on Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully handcrafted/detailed and decorated Native American Hopi Mudhead Kachina doll. Quite an unusually large work. A striking piece overall. Hand painted with leather and possibly turquoise (necklace) accompaniment. Hopi katsina figures, also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root by the Hopi people. Initially, kachina dolls were made to instruct young girls and new brides about katsinas or katsinam, the immortal beings that bring rain, control other aspects of the natural world and society, and act as messengers between humans and the spirit world. The Mudhead or Koyemsi figure is viewed as a clown/joker figure who is responsible for laughter and entertainment at Hopi dances and ceremonial events. He plays drums and games to keep his audience engaged. The piece is signed by the artist under the base. From an extensive collection of Native American objects and artifacts. Would be a great addition to any Native American Art...
Leather, Wood, Paint
20th Century Handwoven Yekuana Guapa Basket with Intricate Geometric Patterns
Located in Red Lion, PA
20th Century Handwoven Yekuana Guapa Basket with Intricate Geometric Patterns This exceptional 20th-century Yekuana Guapa basket showcases the masterful artistry and mathematical pr...
Rattan
Large Inuit Soapstone Sculpture of a Walrus with Tusks by Ragee Kupapik E7837
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Large Inuit soapstone sculpture of a walrus with tusks, the soapstone is in a large-scale size and quite heavy, the tusks are made from a wal...
Soapstone
Superb Circa 1900 Ojibwe Beaded Bandolier Bag
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
An exceptional Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) bandolier bag from the Great Lakes region, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. The broad shoulder strap and lower bag panel are extens...
Velvet, Beads
$556Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 20th Century Navajo Beaded Moccasins
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 20th Century Navajo Beaded Moccasins This exquisite pair of 20th-century Navajo beaded moccasins is a fine example of traditional Native American ...
Fur, Leather, Beads
Native American Great Lakes Knife Sheath with Trade Knife
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
An exceptional late 19th-century Native American elaborately decorated sheath, attributed to the Great Lakes or Eastern Woodlands region. Probably Ojibwe/Chippewa. The dark cloth she...
Silk, Beads
Acoma Pueblo Pottery Olla, Navajo Clay, Polychrome, Early 20th Century
By Navajo
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very fine Acoma Pueblo, Late 19th century polychrome pottery Olla. Hand painted by Acoma Pueblo artisans in New Mexico. Geometric patterns in dark brown and orange design on a whit...
Clay
Native American Navajo Yei Yeibichai Handwoven Pictorial Wool Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and colored (the burnt orange is quite amazing), intricately woven Navajo Yei pictorial rug/blanket/wall hanging featuring three Navajo dancers portraying a Yei (Yeibichai) characters. Yei is the Navajo name for benevolent, holy beings who possess supernatural healing powers. From a Los Angeles, Southern California Native American...
Wool
Sunset Sovereign: A Chief Blanket-Inspired Southwestern Rug Woven with Prestige
Located in Dallas, TX
81029 Southwest Modern Chief Blanket Southwestern style Rug, 09'00 x 12'00. Step into the golden hush of the high desert, where centuries of Indigenou...
Wool
Native American Navajo Yei Yeibichai Handwoven Pictorial Wool Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully composed and colored, intricately woven Navajo Yei pictorial rug/blanket/wall hanging featuring three Navajo dancers portraying a Yei (Yeibichai) characters. Yei is the Navajo name for benevolent, holy beings who possess supernatural healing powers. From a Los Angeles, Southern California Native American...
Wool
Maria & Santana Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Carved Pottery Bowl
By Santana Martinez, Maria Martinez
Located in San Diego, CA
Hand-coiled and traditionally fired blackware pottery bowl by renowned Native American potters Maria and Santana Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. This elegant low-form v...
Pottery
C. 1900 Navajo Rug Handspun Wool Geometric Cross & Arrow Design, Native American
Located in Port Washington, NY
A distinctive antique Navajo rug dating to circa 1900, handwoven in wool with a bold, highly graphic design characteristic of early 20th-century Southwestern weaving. The rug is org...
Wool
Vintage Chimayo Wool Woven Purse with a Silver Closure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Native American woven purse. From Chimayo (a region inhabited by Pueblo Indians since about 1200 CE). Dating from the 1940s - 1950s. Principally...
Wool
Early 20th Century Native American Apache Olla Basket
Located in Bradenton, FL
Wonderful bulbous form antique Native American Apache Olla Basket, circa early 1900s, with vertical geometric columns interspersed with animal figur...
Natural Fiber
19th Century Nez Perce Pictorial Horse and Cowboy Beaded Flat Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Antique 19th century Nez Perce beaded pictorial flat bag. Portraying a cowboy on bucking bronco black and white paint horse. Cowboy in yellow chaps with black hat flying off of head....
Hide, Fabric, Beads
Native American Indian Hopi Southwest Wood Kachina Katsina Doll Totem Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully hand-painted and decorated Native American Hopi Kachina Katsina doll. It is hand carved from light wood (likely cottonwood). Kachina figures are believed to act as me...
Wood, Paint
"CHIPPEWAY SQUAW & CHILD" McKenney & Hall Hand Painted Lithograph by Bowen C1836
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is one of the more desirable of the McKenney and Hall plates because it involve two figures and depicts a female and her child. It is completely original, as are all of the McKe...
Paper
American Blackware Pottery Jar Vase Mata Ortiz Style
By Mata Ortiz
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Mata Ortiz style beautiful hand-turned geometric blackware vase, black on black. The round pottery piece is made of black glaze clay and etched with a unique geometric arrow design i...
Clay
Native American Indian Southwest Navajo Large Handwoven Coil Wedding Basket
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful designed, quite large rounded coil basket by the Indigenous Southwestern Native American Navajo Tribe. Originally presented and used in a traditional tribal wedding cerem...
Natural Fiber
A pair of Native American Framed Paintings of Man and Woman - Signed Jon Tiger
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed pair of a Native American man in woman. These paintings are by Oklahoma artist Jon Tiger. They were created in 1991 and feature a side profile portrait painting of the two. ...
Wood, Paint, Paper
Antique Navajo Rug Rare Trellis Rug Optical Antique Handwoven Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent Navajo rug with a super rare geometric optical illusion, showcasing bold visual depth and traditional craftsmanship, dating to circa 1940. Navajo rugs made from the Cryst...
Wool
Pueblo Pottery Storyteller Figures by Antonita C. Suina, 1980s
By Shoshone Native American Indian
Located in New York, NY
Trio of hand made Pueblo storyteller figures including mother with baby, father figure and a large figure. Impressive Pueblo technique and forms. Al...
Pottery
Native American Indian Signed Acoma Pueblo Southwest Pottery Beetle Bug Bowl
By Acoma
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful if not a little oddly strange Indigenous Native American Southwest Acoma Pueblo of New Mexico bowl featuring a wonderful hand painted beetle/bug/insect motif. The bowl...
Clay, Earthenware, Pottery, Paint
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Handwoven Navajo Indian Flat Weave Textile, Geometric Design, 1900s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage style handwoven Navajo American Indian flat weave textile. It features a striking geometric composition showcasing two elongated central diamond mo...
Wool
Antique Southern Cheyenne Moccasins, Beaded Buckskin Tipi Motif, c. 1880
Located in Denver, CO
Exceptional pair of antique Southern Cheyenne beaded moccasins dating to circa 1880, representing a highly collectible example of 19th-century Plains I...
Hide, Beads
John Louis Clarke (1881–1970) Hand-Carved Grizzly Bear Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
An exceptional hand-carved wooden grizzly bear sculpture by celebrated Blackfeet artist John Louis Clarke (1881–1970), one of the most importan...
Pine
Mid-Century Hopi traditional "Old Style" bird Kachina doll, 1950's
Located in Chicago, IL
A Hopi cottonwood "Old Style" Katsina/Kachina doll from the 1950s, hand-carved and painted with the bold, blocky proportions typical of dolls made for the trade market. The figure st...
Wood, Paint
6 Winold Reiss Blackfeet Indian Portrait Lithographs, Great Northern Railway
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
These high-quality prints are by Winold Reiss, 1886–1953, a German-American artist famous for his portraits of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. This set of six is part of a larger se...
Paper
Northwest Coast Ancient Hand Carved Stone Bear Bowl With Documented Provenance
Located in South Burlington, VT
From Native America's Northwest coast comes this unique ancient hand carved stone bear bowl, with a hand written Hills Indian Crafts 1992 museum of ...
Stone
$10,399Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Navajo Carpet, Folk Rug, Handmade Wool, Beige, Gray, Soft Coral
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the four corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade...
Wool
Museum Quality Native American Sioux Beaded Hide Dress Antique Plains 1880
Located in Denver, CO
Exceptional museum-quality circa 1880 Native American Sioux beaded hide dress, representing one of the most significant and visually compelling forms of Pl...
Hide, Beads
Historic Laguna Pueblo Large Native American Olla, 1880's
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large Laguna Pueblo Indian Polychrome Olla, circa 1880's. Measures 12 5/8"h x 13"w. Featuring Geometric Designs on the Shoulder and Floral Designs with...
Clay
Antique Native American Navajo Serape Blanket Rug Transitional circa 1890
By Navajo
Located in Denver, CO
Exceptional antique circa 1890 Native American Navajo (Diné) serape rug, representing a highly significant Transitional Period weaving at the pivotal moment when traditional wearing ...
Wool
San Domingo (Kewa) Black-on-Cream Pottery Vase by Darrin Aguilar, Circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
San Domingo (Kewa) Black-on-Cream Pottery Vase by Darrin Aguilar A finely executed contemporary Pueblo pottery Vase by Darrin Aguilar of San Domingo Pueblo (now Kewa Pueblo), New Me...
Pottery
Large Lladro Yupik or Inuit Boy and Girl Affectionately Embracing Figurine
By Lladro
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large hand painted porcelain figurine was made by the renowned Llladro company of Spain in circa 1985. The figurine depicts a young Inuit boy and girl affectionately embrac...
Porcelain
Hand-Crafted Turquoise Ballpoint Pen, Southwest, Native American, Made in USA
Located in Somis, CA
A striking ballpoint pen distinguished by its vivid turquoise marble (85% crushed genuine turquoise with 15% composite) body and dramatic black matrix veining. The irregular dark pat...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Multi-gemstone, Metal
$4,500Sale Price|40% Off
Antique Tesuque Pueblo Dough Bowl c.1875–1900 Native American Pottery
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional antique dough bowl from the Tesuque Pueblo, dating to circa 1875–1900, is a rare and highly collectible example of 19th-century Native American pottery from the Amer...
Earthenware
Zabihi Collection American Navajo Blanket
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th century American Navajo blanket rug Details rug no. r5834 size 1' 4" x 3' 1" (41 x 94 cm)
Wool
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood TOTEM Pole by Ray Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example attributed to master Nuu-chah-nulth carver Ray Williams, circa 1960s. Ray Williams was the son of famed carver Sam Williams who started car...
Wood, Paint
Native American Indigenous Zapotec or Navajo Handwoven Tree of Life Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully designed and colored, intricately woven Zapotec or Navajo Indian Tree of Life pictorial rug/blanket/wall hanging featuring multi-colored birds perched on the vibrant tr...
Wool
19th Century Beaded Woodlands Bandolier Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Late 19th century Eastern Woodlands beaded bandolier bag. Beautiful and bright geometrics on white with black border. Floral designs in colors of pink, blue, yellow, and red. Full po...
Hide, Fabric, Beads
Native North American Indian Indigenous Southwest Pima Geometric Woven Basket
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully designed/decorated and executed Native North American Indian Pima tribe hand woven oval shaped basket made of natural organic materials/fibers. The piece is...
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Black Inuit Pacific North West Native American Decorative Lidded Box Bird Motif
Located in Red Lion, PA
Small Round Inuit Northwest Coast Native American Lidded Box with Bird Motif: Possibly in Volcanic Pearlite This exquisite small black...
Composition
Vintage Navajo Native American Kingman Turquoise Sterling Silver Cross Pendant
By Navajo, Native American Art
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large and rare vintage southwestern jewelry old pawn Native American Navajo cross pendant hand crafted using sterling silver and ten iconic kingman turquo...
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
$5,599Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Navajo Carpet, Handmade Wool, Neutral colors, Ivory, Beige, Gray & Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly rega...
Wool
Framed Prehistoric Arrowhead Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Framed collection of Native American prehistoric arrowheads. Displayed in 20 star form arrangements, featuring a variety of colors and styles. Encased in beautiful dark frame with ma...
Stone
$3,199Sale Price|20% Off
C. 1920 Fine Navajo Rug 3'6" x 4'9" Antique American Southwest Geometric Weaving
Located in Port Washington, NY
This striking 1920 period Navajo rug, measuring 3'6" x 4'9", is a classic example of early 20th-century American Southwest weaving. Its bold geometri...
Wool
1920s Antique American Hooked Rug 2'5" x 3'5"
Located in New York, NY
Antique circa 1920 American Native hand-woven fabric and wool rug, 2'5" x 3'5" (29 x 41 in). Condition: good, wear consistent with age and use. Overall Good Condition. Antique Ameri...
Fabric, Wool
Native American Commanche Decorative Ceramic Trinket Dish by Clyde L. Otipoby
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A one-of-a-kind hand-made ceramic trinket dish by Native American artist Clyde L. Otipoby. At first glance, this piece reminded us of an oyster. I...
Ceramic, Felt, Paint
Native spirit carrier sculpture, egale, ceramics, Thomas Maracle, America 1970s
Located in Wien, AT
A wonderful spirit carrier sculpture out of virgin stione, by the renowned Indigenous artist Thomas B. Maracle from Ontario, Canada. The amazing object was probably created in the 19...
Stone